Grogmeister said:

Does anyone make a residential sod cutter? I only seem to find
expensive
commercial models for sale.

Hand tools for smaller jobs, yes. Probably not much of a residential
market
for such a specialized power too.

Here's a larger capacity manual ('kick powered') sod cutter:
http://www.amleo.com/index/item.cgi?cmd=view&Words=sod1

Mostly get by with hand tool like this one when removing sod in
my yard:
http://www.doityourself.com/store/6867238.htm

(Didn't spend nearly so much on it, though.)

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